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Diet Update

Published by chuckbutt on January 9, 2007 in Health. 0 Comments

Well, the first week of my diet is pretty much over, and the results are fairly decent. Here’s the updated stats:

Starting Weight: 241.5 pounds

Current Weight: 237.5 pounds

Weight Loss: -4 pounds

A loss of four pounds isn’t bad. And I wasn’t too hungry over the week, although the weekends tend to be pretty tough for me (too much sitting around and getting bored).

I’ve been walking for 30 minutes on the treadmill every morning, so now I’m going to up the exercise and use my Bowflex and Lifecycle every other day as well. This means I’ll have to get up earlier, but either my son or my dog wakes me before the alarm on most days anyways.

Have a good one,
Chuck

YOU (me) On a Diet

Published by chuckbutt on January 3, 2007 in Family and Friends, Health and Personal. 0 Comments

Well, like many other Americans, I’ve pulled into the New Year with the hope of losing some serious weight. In fact, I have a bet with my golf partner on who can lose the biggest percentage of weight before the start of the golf season. So, in an attempt to put all of my cards on the table and let more people know where I’m at and where I want to go.

So, with that being said, here’s the…

  • Where I’m At: 241.5 pounds
  • Where I Want to Go: 195 pounds
  • The Bet: Loser buys beers for the winner the first 3 weeks of golf league

I also have another incentive system in place. I have been growing a beard since Thanksgiving, and I’m really sick of it. But, in order for me to shave, I need to get down to 215 pounds. This is a little “jumpstart” incentive to make sure I stick to the program so I can shave off this damn beard.

To lose weight this time around, I’ve been reading “You On a Diet The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management” by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. This book offers a ton of information that most dieters know already - i.e. you need to eat less crap and more healthy foods while exercising - but it does a nice job of explaining how your body works and the best ways to eat and exercise to get rid of the unhealthy fat that gathers around your stomache.

I’ll be posting every once in a while to let you know how things are going. I may do some “before and after” pictures along the way to show how much I’ve lost. Not sure about this yet, but I’ve been inspired by “The Biggest Loser” on TV.

Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season, and here’s to a successful 2007.

Regards,
Chuck

Why I Hate Dieting

Published by chuckbutt on August 1, 2005 in Health. 0 Comments

Man, I truly hate “dieting” with a passion. I have been trying to watch what I eat over the past three weeks, but when it comes right down to it, I love food. All kinds of food.For example, this weekend we went to dinner with some friends - the Roberts - when plans fell through at the last minute for them. We went up to a nice little Italian restaraunt in Nashua, NH called Pizzico (here’s a review I found online). It’s not a fancy place, but it’s clean and the service is great. And, the food is really good. Too good.

I ended up eating a ton of bread, some calamari, a spinach and cream cheese on bread appetizer, and my lobster ravioli entree. I also had four glasses of the very good chianti that is the house wine. All in all, a great evening, but I’m pretty sure it’s not Atkins approved (or approved by any diet organization for that matter).

But, I’m continuing my workout schedule to try and drop the pounds. I jog on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and also work out on my Bowflex on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In addition, I golf on Sunday morning - and walk of course. The exercise is helping, and I’ve dropped about 8-10 pounds since my vacation, but I wish I could avoid the large meals.

Oh well… I guess I should be happy with the 2-3 pounds a week in weight loss and continue the work. I’m sure I’ll start dropping a bit more as I up the time I job (I’m adding 2 minutes every session) and get over 40 minutes of road work in 3 times a week. It’s got to happen, right?

I’ll try to post a couple more times a week, but it’s tough with all the web work I’ve been doing. I’m working on some new sites - most notably one of my favorite sites of late called Yo! Cell Phone - and have had to learn a few new things to make my sites more useful.

Wish me luck with the weight loss,

Chuck

Trying to Get in Shape

Published by chuckbutt on July 23, 2005 in Business and Health. 0 Comments

After my vacation in Florida, I had put on at least 8 or 10 pounds on my already large frame. I was feeling like a bloated tick, and was thoroughly disgusted with myself. So, I decided to start the process of getting back in shape.I’ve been working out on my Bowflex and jogging the past two weeks, and quite frankly, I’m a little disappointed with the results. I do feel a lot better, and my clothes aren’t quite so snug, but the amount of weight I’ve lost is insignificant (I’m not quite down to what I was before my vacation - which was already way too much). I think my age is finally starting to catch up with me as far as metabolism is concerned.

Or maybe it’s all the time I sit in front of my computer screen working on new sites. The latest is a site about tenant screening and background checks called www.APMTenantScreening.com. In addition, I just finished a site about computer memory and camera memory called www.DBMemory.com. It’s been a long, strange road that has me cranking out so many sites.

But, back to the weight thing. I’m about the biggest I’ve ever been in my life, and I’m really going to have to watch it because it is so hard to lose weight now. 10 years ago, I would drop 10 pounds in a week with the amount of excercise I’m doing right now. But, I guess times, and bodies, change. I’m going to have to really watch what I eat and expect a slower weight loss pace than when I was younger.

That sucks!

I’ll keep you posted on the weight loss as I move forward. I’ll start trying to post some milestones as I venture into new realms of fitness and exercise, trying to get back to a reasonable weight.

Have a good one,

Chuck

One of Those Weeks

Published by chuckbutt on June 11, 2004 in Health. 0 Comments

I’ve been having one of “those” weeks this week. I don’t know why, but I’ve basically had a hair across my ass for a good week or so, and it’s really starting to bother me. I’ve been cranky, been snapping at Michele and the kids, and really haven’t been too happy with myself at all.

I wonder why that happens sometimes? Or maybe, it’s just me. I get into one of these moods, and the littlest things will set me off. And it’s not like I enjoy being this way — it just comes out of me sometimes.

Does anyone have any suggestions for getting out of a foul mood? I went golfing today out in the sunshine. Great golf weather - 72 degrees, sunny, and a mild breeze. No bugs, no humidity - perfect. It seems to have improved my mood considerably, but who knows.

I think part of the problem is trying to do too much at one time, and not handling any of it well. I need to take a little time and refresh the batteries, but have no idea when that will happen. I’m heading off to Maine in a couple of weeks for a couple of weeks. Perhaps some time in the sun will help.

Oh well, enough of my belly-achin’. My life is so tough - boo hoo. When I think about all the pain and suffering in the world, and even in the good old US of A, I realize just how good I have it. A roof over my head, a beautiful wife who still loves me despite my numerous shortcomings, and two wonderful children who are happy (when I’m not in a bad mood) and healthy, and sharp as tacks.

Hope you’re having a great week,

Chuck

Lip Service

Published by chuckbutt on April 23, 2004 in Health and Personal. 0 Comments

There’s nothing like multiple cold sores to make your week. After my big guy’s golf weekend this past weekend (wow, I wrote “weekend” twice! - well three times in the same sentence), I will NEVER not put sunblock on my lips again. The entire foursome got some sun, but I’m guessing I’m the only one with the multiple lips scabies.

But, not all is bad this week. I’m working on figuring out my life’s purpose. Not sure why I waited until I was 40, but better late than never. I have a bunch of people filling out a short survey about me to see what other people think I might be good at, in addition to answering the same survey myself. I’ll be posting this on the site in a couple of days, after I have all the answers back.

The kids are out of school this week (Spring vacation), and the pool was opened up this week. The kids tried to get in, but the water was only 60 degrees Fahrenheit, so they got out pretty quickly. But, hopefully with the heater going, we’ll have some warm enough weather to get in this weekend.

Enough rambling. I’m looking forward to putting together my life plan, and to sharing it with all of you bastards. And you know who you are! Thanks for helping for my “core” group, and if anyone else has any input, let me know.

Peace,

Chuck

Today is My Birthday (sort of)

Published by chuckbutt on April 10, 2004 in Family and Friends, Health and Personal. 0 Comments

I’m having a birthday party today for my 40th birthday. My real birthday isn’t until Tuesday, but what’s the difference - old is old.

I didn’t think 40 would bother me much, and for the most part it hasn’t (although Michele has told me I’ve been pretty cranky lately, or as she likes to put it, “ass-holish”). But, what the impending big “four-oh” has forced me to do is take a look at what I’ve accomplished with my life.

For the most part, I’m doing OK. I’ve got a great wife (who loves me despite being “ass-holish” more than I should), two wonderful kids who don’t drive me batty all of the time, a family that is sane (for the most part), a nice house, and enough money to be able to start a business at home doing something I really enjoy for the first time ever.

But, even with all of this going for me, I’m a little annoyed at my lack of focus over the past 20 years. I’ve had so many ideas and goals that I haven’t achieved, that it’s a little depressing to dwell on the lost opportunity. So, I choose not to.

Instead, I am looking forward to a better tomorrow. Or, more accurately, I will be trying to live in the here and now. And, I’m not going to be putting up with anymore of my excuses. Things like, “I’ll get to it when I have the money,” or “There’s always time to do that later.”

Bullshit! There is no later, and there is no before. There’s only now. And now, I’m giving myself a great big kick in the ass. I’ve cleaned up my office, reloaded my Franklin-Covey planning software, and purchased MindManager Pro (which is a really cool tool for organizing your thoughts). What I’m doing is giving my head a thorough Spring cleaning, and am not going to go back to my lazy ways.

Like many people, I’m easily distracted by the next big thing. I’ve come up with literally hundreds of ideas for my business in the last six months, and I’m excited about each and every one. But, after attending John Reese’s Triple Your Profit! workshop about a month ago, I’ve become focused on completing things and setting myself strict timelines.

So, I’m going to clean out my head by Mind Mapping all of my ideas for later consideration, and concentrating on completing some of the projects I have in a state of limbo. And that means I’m going to be blowing out my quilting business empire. It’s sounds weird when I say it out load, but I’m going to be the quilting business king within the next 6 months, and nothing is going to stop me.

I’m also going to finally finish my novel. Using some solid time management priniciples, I’ll carve out an hour or two a day to put into my novel. It may not be the ideal scenario, but at least I’ll be making progress on something that I enjoyed immensely, and people really responded to while I was writing it.

Anyways, that’s enough of my touchy-feely bullshit. I’m going to be posting some other info, as well as some fun stuff, over the next few weeks. I’ve decided that I’m going to use my Blog as a journal to try and get some of this stuff out of my head, and to vent some steam. I don’t know if anyone is going to read it, but that’s not the point. This Blog is for me, and if you don’t like it, I don’t give a hoot. If you do, feel free to drop me a note (chuckbutt@chuckbutt.com).

Happy Birthday to me…

Chuck